Court

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT REPORT

(Period of July 25 - 31, 2008)

 

Department: Helena-West Helena District Court

Date: August 4, 2008

Prepared by: Linda Danley

 

SPECIFIC WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:

Fri., July 25, 2008 - Plea/Arraignment (9:00 A.M.) - No court. District Court Clerk's office closed.

 

Mon., July 28 - Thurs., July 31, 2008 - Processed civil and small claims actions as received; input traffic violations and criminal actions into court database in preparation for arraignment; and prepared scheduled traffic violations and criminal actions for bench trial.

 

Thurs., July 31, 2008 (9:00 A.M.) - Bench Trial on Traffic Violations

Total number of cases scheduled - 95

 

Thurs., July 31, 2008 (1:30 P.M.) - Bench Trial on Criminal Actions

Total number of cases scheduled - 31

 

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Breakdown of Traffic and Criminal Actions

Resolved During the Period of July 25 - 31, 2008

 

Jurisdiction: City of Helena-West Helena

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DA	1			1
DM	1			1
G	37	2	17	56
NP	1		2	3
PRB	2			2
TOTAL	42	2	19	63

 
Jurisdiction: Phillips County

Finding	Traffic	Total
G	1	1
NP	1	1
TOTAL	2	2

 
ALL JURISDICTIONS

Finding	Criminal	DWI	Traffic	Total
DA	1			1
DM	1			1
G	37	2	18	57
NP	1		3	4
PRB	2			2
TOTAL	42	2	21	65

 
KEY:
DA - Deferred Adjudication                NP - Nol Prossed
DM - Dismissed                               PRB - Probation
G -   Guilty
 

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JAIL ROSTER

 

Defendant	Docket #	Arrest Date	Release/ Sent. Date	Status/ Disposition
Bolden, Brian	TR-08-2317 TR-08-2318 TR-08-2319	07/21/08	08/01/08	Plead guilty. Ordered to pay fines+cost in all cases.
Eaton, Kenneth	CR-08-2341 CR-08-2595	07/23/08	08/01/08	Plead guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost in CR-08-2341, sentenced to 60 days supervised probation and 10 days in jail with credit for time served. Given credit for time served in CR-08-2595.
Jackson, Michael	CR-07-2081 CR-08-873	07/25/08	08/01/08	Plead not guilty in CR-07-2081. Case set 09/04/08. Released O.R. Plead guilty to CR-08-873; given credit for 7 days time served.
Mason, Tasheba		05/31/08	08/03/08	Arrested by Bivens for Theft of Property (Class A Misdemeanor). Paperwork not received by Clerk's office as of date of this report.
Minor, Ronnie	CR-08-2716	07/20/08	08/01/08	Plead not guilty. Case set 09/04/08.
Nicholas, Treel	CR-07-2421 CR-07-2422	07/29/08	08/01/08	Plead guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost both charges. Also sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended and credit for 10 days served in CR-07-2421.
Peterson, Lawanda	CR-08-1321 CR-08-1322 CR-08-1323 CR-08-1434 CR-08-1435	07/24/08	08/01/08	Plead guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost in CR-08-1321, CR-08-1322 and CR-08-1323. Also sentenced to 90 days supervised probation on CR-08-1322. Sentenced to 9 days in jail with credit for time served on CR-08-1434 and CR-08-1435.
Pryor, Lee Andrew	CR-08-2743 CR-08-2744 CR-08-2745		08/01/08	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Cases set 09/11/08.
Rodgers, Elizabeth	CR-08-2291	07/03/08		Violation of court ordered house arrest.
Rodgers, Patsy	CR-08-1009	07/28/08	08/01/08	Plea of not guilty. Case set 08/07/08.
Starr, Eugene	CR-06-2909 CR-06-3194 CR-06-3327 CR-07-89 CR-07-90 CR-07-91 CR-07-208 CR-08-1547 CR-08-1608 CR-08-1928 CR-08-1929 CR-08-2017 CR-08-2622 CR-08-2623 CR-08-2624 CR-08-2625 CR-08-2626 CR-08-2627 CR-08-2628 CR-08-2629 CR-08-2630 CR-08-2631 CR-08-2632 CR-08-2633	07/22/08	08/01/08	Plea of guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost and sentenced to 1 year in jail in CR-06-2909 (appeal bond set - $5,000). Ordered to pay fines+cost in CR-06-3327 plus driver's licenses suspended for 6 month (appeal bond set - $1,000). Sentenced to 11 days in jail with credit given for time served in CR-07-89. All other cases merged with CR-06-2909.
Swopes, Edward Jr.	CR-07-2399 CR-07-2400 CR-08-2481	07/21/08	08/01/08	Plead guilty to all charges. Ordered to pay fines+cost in all cases. Also sentenced to 13 days in jail with credit for time served in CR-08-2481.
Washington, Jarvis	CR-08-1170	07/30/08	08/01/08	Plea of not guilty. Case set 09/11/08.
Williams, Sandy Jr.	TR-08-1091 CR-08-1368 CR-08-2028 CR-08-2029 CR-08-2030 CR-08-2031 CR-08-2032	07/30/08	08/01/08	Plea of not guilty to all charges. Cases set 09/11/08.
Wilson, Johnny		06/02/08		Arrested by D. Cox.

 

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FUTURE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES:
• Tues., August 5, 2008 - Interviews for Deputy District Court Clerk
• Wed., August 6, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Civil & Small Claims Trials
• Thurs., August 7, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) Bench Trials on Traffic Violations
• Thurs., August 7, 2008 (1:30 p.m.) Bench Trials on Criminal Actions
• Fri., August 8, 2008 (9:00 a.m.) - Plea/Arraignment
• No court on August 15, 2008 - District Court Clerk's Meeting (Fayetteville, AR)
• No court on September 18 - 19, 2008
• No court on September 25 - 26, 2008 - District Court Judges Conference
 
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:
• Enter dispositions into court database of cases brought before the court on Fri., August 1, 2008 (Plea Day) until completed. • Process civil and small claims actions as they are received.
• Input new citations and criminal actions as they are received from the Records Department into database in preparation for court.
• Prepare pending actions for trial.
 
 
STAFF CONCERNS/ISSUES:
• Server for the court database system.
• Additional staff; either part-time or full-time.
• Replace or repair air conditioner in court room.

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